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Destinydecade
New member | Level 2
3 years ago
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Dropbox desktop app changes without warning

Greetings. I am Destinydecade and I am here to state that today my Dropbox app on the desktop changed without warning. Before I would click on it and boom, Dropbox works. But when I click on it now, ...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    WIButterfly wrote:

    ... everyone that uses a self-created desktop shortcut to start Dropbox should be having the same issue.

    If you create your own Desktop shortcut and name it "Dropbox", then it will be overwritten any time the Dropbox application is updated. It has always done this and I commented on it years ago (before the start of these forums). Name the shortcut "My Dropbox" or anything other than "Dropbox" and it won't be replaced.

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WIButterfly
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

gfnov: Are you having the same problem? If so, that means that Dropbox must have done a recent update and everyone that uses a self-created desktop shortcut to start Dropbox should be having the same issue. If that is the case, perhaps you should contact Dropbox as well and voice your concerns. I was given Ticket #22361427 if you would like to make reference to it.

 

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gfnov
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Thanks. I will do that.

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